Which of the following statements about literature and scholarship in India under the Guptas is false?
A)The Guptas were good patrons of the arts.
B)Books first appeared in the fifth century, written on birch bark and specially prepared leaves.
C)Prakrit completely replaced Sanskrit, which became a "dead" language.
D)Indian scholars of this period devised a sign for zero and worked out a decimal number system.
E)none of these choices

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Prakrit did not completely replace Sanskrit during the Gupta period. In fact, Sanskrit was an important language for literature and scholarship during this time, and many important texts were written in it.

Which of the Following Statements About Literature and Scholarship in India